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Boom with Boom. With twelve players over 6 ft. tall and an average weight of 186 Ibs. per man, the Rangers boast the biggest team in the N.H.L. They also boast Bernie ("Boom Boom") Geoffrion, the fifth highest scorer (375 goals) in N.H.L. history. Lured out of retirement by a $25,000-a-year contract, Geoffrion is a fierce competitor who needles his teammates unmerci fully. One day after a particularly tough workout, 22-year-old Rookie Bryan Campbell complained: "I should have been a banker." Exploded Geoffrion: "You little s.o.b. I'm 35. You're 22. What...
...Geoffrion's barbs are obviously having their effect on the team. Last week, Forward Rod Gilbert had 15 goals, tops in the N.H.L. Wingman Don Marshall was only one goal off Gilbert's pace. Goalie Ed Giacomin, 27, in his second big-league season, led in shutouts, ranked No. 2 in the average of goals (2.27) allowed per game. It was still a long way to the Stanley Cup play-offs-but at least nobody was playing taps for the Rangers...
...That gave him a 13-point lead over Detroit's Frank Ullman in the scoring race-and, with 36 games still to play, a clear shot at the N.H.L. record of 50 goals in one season, which Hull shares with Montreal's Maurice Richard and Boom Boom Geoffrion...
Montreal's once omnipotent Canadiens are getting old. The consisting of veterans Jean Beliveau and Boom Boom Geoffrion, with rookie John Ferguson, has already scored nine goals, but should show fatigue as the season progresses. Dickie Moore has re-retired, leaving Henri Richard with little support on the second line. The formerly impregnable defense has only Jean Guy Talbot left. If age weakens Boliveau and Geoffrion, Montreal could miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since...
Picked by many to finish on top, the Canadiens were plagued by injuries to goalie Jacques Plante, defensemen Tom Johnson and Lou Fontinato (who is in hospital with a broken neck), and forwards Bernard "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, Dickie Moore, and Gilles Tremblay. Rookie defenseman Terry Harper and newly acquired left-winger Bill McCreary will prove valuable to the club in the coming Stanley Cup playoffs...